Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1850 Introduced / Bill

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                    83R10491 JSL-D
 By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1850


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the creation of Rock Prairie Management District No. 1;
 providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
 assessments, fees, or taxes.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3908 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 3908.  ROCK PRAIRIE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
 SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 3908.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2)  "City" means the City of College Station.
 (3)  "County" means Brazos County.
 (4)  "Director" means a board member.
 (5)  "District" means the Rock Prairie Management
 District No. 1.
 Sec. 3908.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Rock Prairie
 Management District No. 1 is a special district created under
 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 Sec. 3908.003.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
 chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the
 county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the
 district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish
 the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas
 Constitution.
 (b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
 welfare in the district.
 (c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
 interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the
 level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act
 enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is
 created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services
 provided in the district.
 Sec. 3908.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
 The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
 (b)  All land and other property included in the district
 will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
 the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
 other powers granted under this chapter.
 (c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
 (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the
 state;
 (2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
 (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
 commerce.
 (d)  The district will:
 (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
 (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
 the district territory as a community and business center;
 (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
 developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
 the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
 and
 (4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
 recreational facilities for the district.
 (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
 landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
 or road improvement.
 (f)  The district will not act as the agent or
 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
 Sec. 3908.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
 district is initially composed of the territory described by
 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
 (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
 does not affect the district's:
 (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
 (2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
 interest on the bond;
 (3)  right to impose or collect an assessment; or
 (4)  legality or operation.
 Sec. 3908.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
 All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
 included in:
 (1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
 (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
 Chapter 312, Tax Code;
 (3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
 Government Code; or
 (4)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
 Local Government Code.
 Sec. 3908.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
 DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
 Sec. 3908.008.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
 be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
 stated in this chapter.
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 Sec. 3908.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
 governed by a board of 11 voting directors who serve staggered terms
 of four years, with 5 or 6 directors' terms expiring June 1 of each
 odd-numbered year.
 (b)  The city by resolution may change the number of voting
 directors on the board if the governing body of the city determines
 that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board
 may not consist of fewer than 7 or more than 15 voting directors.
 Sec. 3908.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The mayor
 and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting
 directors.  A person is appointed if a majority of those members and
 the mayor vote to appoint that person.
 Sec. 3908.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
 nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting
 directors.
 Sec. 3908.054.  QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
 requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
 counted:
 (1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including
 death, resignation, or disqualification;
 (2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in
 a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
 (3)  a nonvoting director.
 Sec. 3908.055.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial
 board consists of the following voting directors:
 Pos. No.   Name of Director
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
 appointed for positions 1 through 5 expire June 1, 2015, and the
 terms of directors appointed for positions 6 through 11 expire June
 1, 2017.
 (c)  Section 3908.052 does not apply to this section.
 (d)  This section expires September 1, 2017.
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 3908.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
 the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
 which the district is created.
 Sec. 3908.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
 district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
 relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
 service using any money available to the district, or contract with
 a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
 acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
 improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
 Sec. 3908.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
 district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
 powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
 Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
 construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
 chapter.
 Sec. 3908.104.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
 resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
 assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
 providing a service authorized by this chapter.
 (b)  The nonprofit corporation:
 (1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local
 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
 Transportation Code; and
 (2)  may implement any project and provide any service
 authorized by this chapter.
 (c)  The board shall select directors from the board to serve
 as the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board
 may appoint one or more persons who are not directors to the board
 of directors of the nonprofit corporation if the governing body of
 the city determines that the appointment is in the best interest of
 the district.  The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation
 shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local
 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
 Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to
 reside in the district.
 Sec. 3908.105.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
 agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
 (b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental
 function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
 Code.
 Sec. 3908.106.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
 public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
 including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement
 services in the district for a fee.
 Sec. 3908.107.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
 district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
 organization that performs a service or provides an activity
 consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
 Sec. 3908.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
 engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
 purposes of the district.
 (b)  The district may establish and provide for the
 administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
 economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
 activity in the district, including programs to:
 (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
 (2)  provide district personnel and services.
 (c)  The district may create economic development programs
 and exercise the economic development powers provided to
 municipalities by:
 (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
 (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
 Sec. 3908.109.  PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
 acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
 operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
 facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
 structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
 streets and related appurtenances.
 (b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public
 purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
 purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
 years.
 (c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and
 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
 or road improvement.
 (d)  The development and operation of the district's parking
 facilities may be considered an economic development program.
 Sec. 3908.110.  ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex
 land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
 Sec. 3908.111.  APPROVAL BY CITY.  (a)  Except as provided by
 Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city
 for:
 (1)  the issuance of bonds;
 (2)  the plans and specifications of an improvement
 project financed by bonds; and
 (3)  the plans and specifications of an improvement
 project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement
 granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or
 highway.
 (b)  The district may not issue bonds until the governing
 body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the
 issuance of the bonds.
 (c)  If the district obtains the approval of the city of a
 capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the
 district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds
 specified in the budget without further approval from the city.
 (d)  The governing body of the city:
 (1)  is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance
 to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a);
 and
 (2)  may establish an administrative process to approve
 plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the
 involvement of the governing body.
 Sec. 3908.112.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
 Sec. 3908.151.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
 board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
 signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
 transfer of district money.
 Sec. 3908.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
 The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
 any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
 district.
 Sec. 3908.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
 IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
 service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
 unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
 has been filed with the board.
 (b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
 the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
 the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
 certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
 Sec. 3908.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
 The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
 purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
 district.
 (b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
 fees incurred by the district:
 (1)  are a first and prior lien against the property
 assessed;
 (2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
 taxes; and
 (3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against
 the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
 assessment proceedings.
 (c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's
 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
 board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
 (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
 the manner required for additional assessments.
 Sec. 3908.155.  EXEMPTIONS. Section 375.162, Local
 Government Code, does not apply to an organization exempt from
 federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of
 1986, by being described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code,
 operating in the district.  The organization is not exempt from
 paying a district assessment.
 Sec. 3908.156.  ASSESSMENT ABATEMENT.  The district may
 designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of an
 assessment on property in the zones.
 Sec. 3908.157.  NO AD VALOREM TAX.  This district may not
 impose an ad valorem tax.
 SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
 Sec. 3908.201.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS
 AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms
 determined by the board.
 (b)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds,
 notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from
 assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
 other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
 to pay for any authorized district purpose.
 Sec. 3908.202.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT
 OBLIGATIONS. Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local
 Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or
 other obligation of the district.
 SECTION 2.  Rock Prairie Management District No. 1 initially
 includes all territory contained in the following area:
 All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
 situated in the Crawford Burnett league (abstract no. 7), Robert
 Stevenson league (abstract no. 54) and Thomas Caruthers league
 (abstract no. 9) in College Station, Brazos County, Texas,
 generally being an area centered around the intersection of Rock
 Prairie Road and State Highway no. 6, and the boundary being more
 particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at the intersection of the south right-of-way line
 of Rock Prairie Road East (60 feet south of surveyed centerline) and
 the east boundary of Block 7 of the Scott & White Healthcare
 Subdivision (vol. 10179, pg. 50), being the northeast corner of Lot
 1, Block 7 of said subdivision, and from where the City of College
 Station GPS control monument no. 9 bears S 82° 02' 35" E - 7016.5
 feet.
 Thence along the east boundary lines of said Scott & White
 subdivision as follows:
 S 2° 42' 34" E - 1023.83 feet, S 50° 49' 32" W - 930.60
 feet, S 47° 37' 11" E - 128.13 feet and S 41° 15' 39" W - 1224.44 feet
 to the northeast right-of-way line of State Highway no. 6;
 Thence along the said highway northeast right-of-way lines as
 follows:
 S 34° 27' 26" E - 55.00 feet, S 27° 43' 31" E - 192.30
 feet, S 36° 45' 17" E - 383.87 feet and S 42° 27' 25" E - 105.18 feet
 to a southeast line of that M.D. Wheeler, Ltd. 10.01 acre Tract One
 (vol. 3007, pg. 341);
 Thence along the southeast lines of said M.D. Wheeler Tract
 One and the southwest lines of 71.52 acre Tract Two as follows:
 N 41° 43' 32" E - 194.25 feet, N 21° 27' 46" E - 145.09
 feet, S 46° 46' 09" E - 304.24 feet and S 47° 42' 33" E - 177.08 feet
 to the west corner of that IHD Properties, LLC 2.77 acre Tract One
 (vol. 10144, pg. 203);
 Thence along the north, east and south lines of said IHD
 Properties tract as follows:
 N 72° 19' 02" E - 202.14 feet, S 47° 42' 56" E - 638.83
 feet and S 42° 17' 04" W - 175.00 feet to the northeast common corner
 of the Harley Subdivision (vol. 3961, pg. 236) and Cooper's
 Subdivision (vol. 4708, pg. 230) in a southwest line of said Wheeler
 Tract Two;
 Thence S 47° 42' 16" E - 1053.70 feet along the northeast line
 of said Cooper's Subdivision and continuing along the northeast
 line of the Barker Subdivision (vol. 5101, pg. 182) to its east
 corner;
 Thence S 38° 51' 07" W - 279.95 feet along the southeast line
 of said Barker Subdivision to its south corner in the northeast line
 of State Highway no. 6, also being a west corner of the City of
 College Station 46.60 acre tract (vol. 3310, pg. 321);
 Thence crossing said highway and along its southwest
 right-of-way lines as follows:
 S 58° 32' 52" W - 371.50 feet, N 49° 25' 00" W - 238.23
 feet, N 43° 42' 22" W - 201.00 feet, N 49° 25' 00" W - 1400.00 feet, N
 46° 52' 14" W - 413.20 feet, N 38° 34' 52" W - 507.10 feet, N 32° 13'
 53" W - 534.28 feet, N 27° 56' 32" W - 200.56 feet, N 32° 13' 53" W -
 400.00 feet, N 35° 05' 29" W - 200.28 feet and N 82° 25' 23" W - 78.10
 feet to the westerly north corner of Lot 1, Block 1 of Graham Corner
 Plaza (vol. 5878, pg. 129) in the southeast line of Graham Road;
 Thence N 40° 30' 48" W - 71.60 feet across Graham Road to the
 east corner of the remainder of the Jack E. Winslow, Jr. 3.0 acre
 tract (vol. 2291, pg 140 and vol. 2835, pg. 180) in the northwest
 line of Graham Road (vol. 2086, pg. 58);
 Thence N 32° 13' 25" W - 311.17 feet, along the southwest
 right-of-way line of State Highway no. 6, to the north corner of the
 said Winslow 3.0 acre tract;
 Thence N 43° 01' 34" W - 187.16 feet, continuing along the
 southwest highway right-of-way to its intersection with the
 southeast right-of-way line of Birmingham Drive, at the north
 corner of Lot 1, Block 2 of Belmont Place (vol. 816, pg. 681);
 Thence S 56° 19' 13" W - 882.77 feet, along the said southeast
 line of Birmingham Drive, along the northwest line of said Belmont
 Place (vol. 816, pg. 681), Belmont Place Section Three (vol. 9485,
 pg. 231) and across Longmire Drive to the westerly north corner of
 Lot 3, Block Four of Belmont Place Section Three (vol. 8104, pg.
 183);
 Thence along the east, south and west lines of said Lot 3,
 Block Four as follows:
 S 76° 46' 03" E - 34.73 feet, S 33° 37' 31" E - 63.93 feet
 to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right with a radius of
 605.00 feet, along said curve through a central angle of 13° 05' 29"
 to the point of tangency, S 20° 32' 02" E - 77.73 feet to the east
 corner of Lot 3, S 56° 19' 13" W - 192.21 feet and N 33° 40' 47" W -
 302.00 feet to the west corner of Lot 3 in the southeast line of
 Birmingham Drive;
 Thence along the southeast right-of-way lines of Birmingham
 Drive (vol. 1024, pg. 826) as follows:
 S 56° 19' 13" W - 578.30 feet to the beginning of a
 tangent curve to the left with a radius of 379.78, along said curve
 through a central angle of 8° 39' 09" to the point of tangency and S
 47° 40' 04" W - 248.52 feet to the northeast line of the City of
 College Station 35.00 acre tract (vol. 692, pg. 506);
 Thence along the northeast lines of the said City 35.00 acre
 tract as follows:
 S 48° 01' 03" E - 522.82 feet and S 46° 38' 56" E - 421.66
 feet to the northwest right-of-way of Graham Road (vol. 1955, pg.
 245);
 Thence along the said northwest right-of-way lines of Graham
 Road as follows:
 S 41° 33' 01" W - 18.30 feet, S 42° 04' 18" W - 521.46 feet
 and S 41° 03' 13" W - 319.08 feet to the southwest line of said 35.00
 acre tract;
 Thence N 47° 40' 02" W - 1753.06 feet along the said southwest
 line of the 35.00 acre tract to the west corner of same in the common
 line of the F.M. and Olive Arnold 50 acre tract (vol. 200, pg. 445)
 and the Texas Hotel Management Corporation 17.215 acre tract (vol.
 3665, pg. 248);
 Thence along the said common Arnold and Texas Hotel lines and
 continuing along the northwest lines of Arnold Road (vol. 5027, pg.
 162) as follows:
 S 43° 02' 52" W - 190.23 feet, S 42° 48' 34" E - 37.00
 feet, S 43° 06' 26" W - 10.80 feet, N 42° 48' 34" W - 37.00 feet, S 43°
 06' 26" W - 34.60 feet, S 65° 14' 25" W - 160.32 feet, N 47° 33' 07" W -
 32.38 feet, S 63° 10' 11" W - 180.26 feet, to the beginning of a
 tangent curve to the left with a radius of 405.00 feet, along said
 curve through a central angle of 17° 37' 25" to the end of said
 curve, and S 55° 19' 37" W - 5.32 feet to the east corner of the City
 of College Station 9.93 acre tract (vol. 448, pg. 230);
 Thence along the south, west and north boundary of Brian
 Bachmann Athletic Park (formerly Southwood Athletic Park) and
 continuing along Rock Prairie Road as follows:
 S 41° 59' 07" W - 1027.13 feet along the northwest line
 of Arnold Road and southeast lines of the said City 9.93 acre tract
 and the City 15.89 acre tract (vol. 448, pg. 232), N 43° 45' 01" W -
 1185.92 feet, along the southwest line of said 15.89 acre tract to
 the southeast right-of-way line of Rock Prairie Road (80' R.O.W. -
 vol. 779, pg. 571), N 51° 57' 01" E - 1177.50 feet along said
 southeast line of Rock Prairie Road to the beginning of a tangent
 curve to the right with a radius of 1006.62 feet in the southeast
 boundary of Southwood Terrace Phase 3-C (vol. 523, pg. 431), along
 said curve through a central angle of 8° 11' 51" to the point of
 tangency, N 60° 08' 52" E - 1486.99 feet along the southeast boundary
 of Southwood Terrace Phase 3-B (vol. 579, pg. 380) and Phase 3-A
 (vol. 519, pg. 378) to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right
 with a radius of 960.00 feet, along said curve through a central
 angle of 18° 38' 31" to the point of tangency, N 78° 47' 23" E - 14.90
 feet and N 11° 12' 37" W - 79.72 feet across Rock Prairie Road to the
 southwest corner of the Remington Subdivision (vol. 1239, pg. 219);
 Thence along the west boundary lines of said Remington
 Subdivision, the northwest boundary of Tract B, Ponderosa Place
 Section Two (vol. 2680, pg. 321) and Longmire Place (vol. 3377, pg.
 155) and along the southwest boundary of Ponderosa Place (vol. 490,
 pg. 169) as follows:
 N 26° 55' 04" W - 252.32 feet, N 17° 18' 19" E - 259.07
 feet, N 42° 34' 17" E - 624.79 feet and N 40° 39' 13" W - 796.43 feet
 to the west corner of Lot 4, Block 21 of Ponderosa Place, in the
 southeast line of Ponderosa Road;
 Thence N 49° 20' 47" E - 1150.00 feet, along the southeast
 right-of-way line of Ponderosa Road, to the north corner of Lot 1,
 Block 19 of Ponderosa Place, in the southwest right-of-way of State
 Highway no. 6;
 Thence along the said highway southwest right-of-way lines as
 follows:
 S 40° 39' 13" E - 480.00 feet, S 32° 12' 28" E - 185.04
 feet, S 41° 13' 02" E - 80.23 feet and S 17° 22' 13" E - 34.06 feet to
 the southeast line of Lot 1, Block 20 of Ponderosa Place;
 Thence N 78° 53' 01" E - 493.32 feet, across State Highway no.
 6 to the west corner of Lot 2-B, Block One of Cornerstone Commercial
 Section One (vol. 3922, pg. 282) in the southeast right-of-way line
 of Woodcreek Drive;
 Thence along the southeast right-of-way of Woodcreek Drive as
 follows:
 Along the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of
 890.00 feet, through a central angle of 9° 52' 07", the chord of
 which bears N 52° 46' 54" E - 153.10 feet, N 57° 42' 58" E - 318.00
 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left with a radius of
 835.00 feet, along said curve through a central angle of 8° 00' 00"
 to the north corner of Lot 1 (vol. 3283, pg. 201);
 Thence along the northeast lines of Lot 1 and Lot 2-A of said
 Cornerstone Commercial Section One as follows:
 S 40° 17' 03" E - 155.81 feet to the east common corner of
 Lot 1 and Lot 2-A and the beginning of a tangent curve to the right
 with a radius of 600.00 feet, along said arc through a central angle
 of 16° 01' 29" to the point of tangency, and S 24° 15' 34" E - 280.69
 feet to the most easterly corner of said Lot 2-A;
 Thence along the south boundary lines of Woodcreek Section 4
 (vol. 1315, pg. 217), Section Six South (vol. 2109, pg. 199) and
 Section Seven (vol. 2580, pg. 113), defining the north boundary
 lines of the remainder of the Edward Jr. and Beatrice Uvaceck tract
 (vol. 274, pg. 383 and vol. 321, pg. 664), as follows:
 N 24° 13' 07" E - 555.17 feet, N 79° 45' 53" E - 313.69
 feet, S 48° 05' 30" E - 216.00 feet, S 44° 28' 03" E - 75.26 feet, S 28°
 11' 32" E - 108.12 feet, S 34° 34' 23" E - 162.74 feet, S 39° 46' 00" E
 - 149.62 feet, S 44° 34' 42" E - 282.83 feet, N 24° 16' 33" E - 134.65
 feet and N 68° 52' 20" E - 230.83 feet to the northwest corner of the
 Riviera Addition (vol. 6607, pg. 97);
 Thence S 15° 28' 15" E - 269.56 feet, along the west line of
 said Riviera Addition, to the north right-of-way line of Rock
 Prairie Road East (59.0 feet north of surveyed centerline);
 Thence S 86° 27' 34" E - 961.09 feet, along said north
 right-of-way line, to its intersection with an extension of the
 east boundary of Block 7 of the Scott & White Healthcare
 Subdivision;
 Thence S 2° 42' 34" E - 120.04 feet, across Rock Prairie Road,
 to the Point of Beginning and containing 437.07 acres of land more
 or less.
 SECTION 3.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to
 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
 Government Code.
 (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
 within the required time.
 (d)  The general law relating to consent by political
 subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
 reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
 districts has been complied with.
 (e)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
 fulfilled and accomplished.
 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2013.